# New Zealand breaks with Oceania as FIFA rift over Infantino deepens

https://mins.news/en/item/22032

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 09:35 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/14/new-zealand-break-ranks-with-oceania-as-fifas-infantino-divide-grows?traffic_source=rss

> New Zealand has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s FIFA re-election bid and called for an independent review of the scrapped plan to sell a stake in FIFA’s commercial rights. Oceania’s confederation welcomed the proposal’s withdrawal and praised football’s progress under FIFA’s current leadership.

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